‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Blasts Genocide Charges at UN Court
The former military leader known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” told a United Nations appeals court on Wednesday that the case against him “has gone down the drain.”
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Ex-Bosnian Serb General Asks UN Court to Toss Genocide Conviction
Plagued by technical difficulties at the outset, two days of hearings began Tuesday in an appeal of the genocide conviction of a former Bosnian Serb general known as the “Butcher of Bosnia.”
Read moreDutch Court OKs Nationwide Rollout of 5G Network
The Dutch government can roll out a faster telecom network nationwide after a judge in The Hague ruled against anti-5G activists on Monday.
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Cyprus to Launch Hague Court Case Over Turkey’s Gas Drilling
The president of Cyprus says authorities are launching legal action at the International Court of Justice in the Hague against Turkey’s exploratory gas drilling inside Cypriot waters.
Read moreShell to Face Suit at Hague Over Climate Change
Following a groundbreaking ruling that ordered the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the country, climate activists are expected Friday afternoon to hit Shell with a court summons.
Read moreNorth Korean Files Slavery Complaint in Netherlands
A North Korean worker who claims he is a victim of modern slavery in a Polish shipyard has filed a criminal complaint against a Dutch shipbuilder that bought products from the Polish firm, an activist group said Thursday.
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US Base, Colonialism, Fate of Island People at Issue in UN Court
The fate of a strategic, and secretive, U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean, and the small population forced off the Chagos archipelago to make way for that military base, is in the hands of a United Nations court in The Hague.
Read moreDutch Judge Orders Cartoon Contest Suspect Held for 2 Weeks
A Dutch judge is extending by two weeks the detention of a 26-year-old man who allegedly threatened to attack the organizer of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest.
Read moreCongo Rebel on Trial at ICC Denies Involvement in Atrocities
A rebel militia leader known as “The Terminator” denied involvement in atrocities in Congo as his three-year trial at the International Criminal Court ended Thursday and judges began considering their verdicts.
Read moreCourt Zaps Subpoena of Attorney Records on Shell Oil
Delivering another defeat to a human-rights case that fell apart at the Supreme Court, the Second Circuit blocked an order Tuesday that would have forced a U.S. law firm to turn over client records.
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Croat War Criminal’s Shocking Death Stuns UN Tribunal
A spokesman for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia says that war crimes convict Slobodan Praljak is “still alive and is receiving medical treatment” after he claimed to have taken poison during a court hearing.
Read moreUnrepentant Mladic Sentenced to Life for Bosnia Atrocities
An unrepentant Ratko Mladic, the bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, was convicted Wednesday of genocide and other crimes and sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Read moreDutch Court Convicts 20 in Racist Abuse of Politician
A Dutch court has convicted 20 people of insulting or threatening a politician and television personality in a racially charged case that shocked the nation.
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Turkish Minister to Defy Dutch Request to Skip Rally
Turkey’s foreign minister says he will go to the Netherlands to address Turkish citizens despite Dutch authorities’ demands that he not show up for a rally there on the upcoming Turkish referendum.
Read moreWilders’ Security Officer Held for Suspected Data Leak
Dutch police have detained a security official in the group responsible for protecting anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders on suspicion of leaking classified information, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Read moreProsecutors Seek Maximum Sentence for Alleged Cyberbully
Dutch prosecutors are seeking the maximum possible sentence for a man charged with cyberbullying dozens of young girls and gay men.
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Ukraine Files Case Against Russia at UN’s Highest Court
Ukraine has filed a case against Russia at the United Nations’ highest court, accusing Moscow of illegally annexing Crimea and illicitly funding separatist rebel groups in eastern Ukraine.
Read moreMladic’s UN War Crimes Trial Ends, Judges Ponder Verdict
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic has ended and three U.N. judges have adjourned to consider their verdicts, a process expected to take nearly a year.
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Report Lays Groundwork for Indictments on US Torture
Charges could be imminent now that officials at The Hague have credited allegations that U.S. forces committed torture in Afghanistan and at CIA black sites. “Within a year or so, we could be seeing indictments,” one prominent human-rights attorney said.
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